Bohemians vs Derry City Match Analysis and Prediction

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Bohemians will be looking to return to winning ways in the Ireland Premier Division when they take on Derry City at Dalymount Park in their Matchday 22 fixture on Friday night with kickoff at 21:45.

Bohemians have made an inconsistent campaign this season and they head into the off a 1-0 defeat to league leaders Shamrock Rovers. The defeat marked their third defeat in their last six Premier Division games, while picking two wins and one draw in the run.

With now 26 points Bohemians sit sixth in the league standings, just three points off the top half of the table. They will now be looking to bounce back as they hope to climb into the top half, although they face an uphill task on Friday and will to be at the top of the game.

They face Derry City, who have enjoyed an impressive campaign this season and they sit third in the standings on 37 points from 21 games. Derry are 11 points from the summit of the table and they will want to reduce the gap as they keep themselves in the title race.

Derry City head into the off a narrow 1-0 win over UC Dublin at away last week Friday, extending their unbeaten run in the Premier Division to three matches on the bounce. They will be seeking to extend the run with another positive result on Friday, and having won many times at Dalymount Park than their hosts, City should be confident of maximum points.

During the last 35 meetings with Bohemians playing at home, Bohemians have won seven times, there have been 10 draws while Derry City have won 18 times. The goal difference is 50-36 in favor of the visitors.

Bohemians vs Derry City head to head

Both sides have met in 71 encounters since 2002 with Derry City claiming 34 victories while Bohemians have claimed 17 victories and there have been 20 draws.